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François Ozon

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Editor
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François Ozon at an event for Young & Beautiful (2013)
After losing her virginity, 17-year-old budding beauty Isabelle takes up a secret life as a call girl, meeting her older gentlemen clients for sleazy hotel room trysts. Throughout, she remains curiously aloof, showing little interest in the encounters themselves or the money she makes.
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François Ozon was born on 15 November 1967 in Paris, France. He is a director and writer, known for In the House (2012), 8 Women (2002) and Swimming Pool (2003).
BornNovember 15, 1967
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BornNovember 15, 1967
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  • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
    • 37 wins & 109 nominations total

Photos33

François Ozon and Ivan Urgant in Evening Urgant (2012)
François Ozon and Marine Vacth in Young & Beautiful (2013)
Fabrice Luchini and François Ozon in In the House (2012)
Alexandra Lamy, François Ozon, and Arthur Peyret in Ricky (2009)
Director Francois Orzon
François Ozon in Swimming Pool (2003)
Charlotte Rampling and François Ozon in Swimming Pool (2003)
François Ozon in Swimming Pool (2003)
François Ozon and Ludivine Sagnier in Swimming Pool (2003)
Isabelle Carré and François Ozon in Hideaway (2009)
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, François Ozon, and Melvil Poupaud in Time to Leave (2005)
François Ozon and Melvil Poupaud in Time to Leave (2005)

Known for

Fabrice Luchini and Ernst Umhauer in In the House (2012)
In the House
7.4
  • Director
  • 2012
Fanny Ardant, Emmanuelle Béart, Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert, Virginie Ledoyen, Danielle Darrieux, Firmine Richard, and Ludivine Sagnier in 8 Women (2002)
8 Women
7.0
  • Director
  • 2002
Ludivine Sagnier in Swimming Pool (2003)
Swimming Pool
6.7
  • Director
  • 2003
Marine Vacth in Young & Beautiful (2013)
Young & Beautiful
6.7
  • Director
  • 2013

Credits

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Director

  • Ozon: Remastered & Uncut
    • Director
  • Isabelle Huppert, Dany Boon, André Dussollier, Fabrice Luchini, Édouard Sulpice, Rebecca Marder, Nadia Tereszkiewicz, and Félix Lefebvre in The Crime Is Mine (2023)
    The Crime Is Mine
    • Director
    • 2023
  • Peter von Kant (2022)
    Peter von Kant
    • Director
    • 2022
  • Sophie Marceau and André Dussollier in Everything Went Fine (2021)
    Everything Went Fine
    • Director
    • 2021
  • Benjamin Voisin and Félix Lefebvre in Summer of 85 (2020)
    Summer of 85
    • Director
    • 2020
  • Françoise Hardy: Le Large
    • Director
    • Music Video
    • 2018
  • By the Grace of God (2018)
    By the Grace of God
    • Director
    • 2018
  • Jérémie Renier and Marine Vacth in Double Lover (2017)
    Double Lover
    • Director
    • 2017
  • Pierre Niney and Paula Beer in Frantz (2016)
    Frantz
    • Director
    • 2016
  • Romain Duris and Anaïs Demoustier in The New Girlfriend (2014)
    The New Girlfriend
    • Director
    • 2014
  • Marine Vacth in Young & Beautiful (2013)
    Young & Beautiful
    • Director
    • 2013
  • Fabrice Luchini and Ernst Umhauer in In the House (2012)
    In the House
    • Director
    • 2012
  • Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu, Judith Godrèche, Fabrice Luchini, Jérémie Renier, and Karin Viard in Potiche (2010)
    Potiche
    • Director
    • 2010
  • Hideaway (2009)
    Hideaway
    • Director
    • 2009
  • Ricky (2009)
    Ricky
    • Director
    • 2009
  • Quand la peur dévore l'âme
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2007

Writer

  • Isabelle Huppert, Dany Boon, André Dussollier, Fabrice Luchini, Édouard Sulpice, Rebecca Marder, Nadia Tereszkiewicz, and Félix Lefebvre in The Crime Is Mine (2023)
    The Crime Is Mine
    • screenplay
    • 2023
  • Peter von Kant (2022)
    Peter von Kant
    • screenplay
    • 2022
  • Sophie Marceau and André Dussollier in Everything Went Fine (2021)
    Everything Went Fine
    • adaptation
    • 2021
  • Benjamin Voisin and Félix Lefebvre in Summer of 85 (2020)
    Summer of 85
    • adaptation
    • screenplay
    • 2020
  • By the Grace of God (2018)
    By the Grace of God
    • screenplay
    • 2018
  • Jérémie Renier and Marine Vacth in Double Lover (2017)
    Double Lover
    • scenario
    • 2017
  • Pierre Niney and Paula Beer in Frantz (2016)
    Frantz
    • scenario
    • 2016
  • Romain Duris and Anaïs Demoustier in The New Girlfriend (2014)
    The New Girlfriend
    • screenplay
    • 2014
  • Marine Vacth in Young & Beautiful (2013)
    Young & Beautiful
    • written by
    • 2013
  • Fabrice Luchini and Ernst Umhauer in In the House (2012)
    In the House
    • screenplay
    • 2012
  • Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu, Judith Godrèche, Fabrice Luchini, Jérémie Renier, and Karin Viard in Potiche (2010)
    Potiche
    • scenario (adaptation, dialogue)
    • 2010
  • Hideaway (2009)
    Hideaway
    • screenplay
    • 2009
  • Ricky (2009)
    Ricky
    • written by
    • 2009
  • A Curtain Raiser & Other Shorts (2007)
    A Curtain Raiser & Other Shorts
    • Writer
    • 2007
  • Romola Garai and Michael Fassbender in Angel (2007)
    Angel
    • dialogue
    • written by
    • 2007

Editor

  • Quand la peur dévore l'âme
    • Editor
    • Short
    • 2007
  • A Curtain Raiser & Other Shorts (2007)
    A Curtain Raiser & Other Shorts
    • Editor
    • 2007
  • X2000: The Collected Shorts of Francois Ozon (2001)
    X2000: The Collected Shorts of Francois Ozon
    • Editor
    • Video
    • 2001
  • Truth or Dare (1994)
    Scènes de lit
    • Editor
    • Short
    • 1998
  • The Virgins
    • Editor
    • Short
    • 1997
  • Jospin s'éclaire
    • Editor
    • 1995
  • Truth or Dare (1994)
    Truth or Dare
    • Editor
    • Short
    • 1994
  • Les doigts dans le ventre (1988)
    Les doigts dans le ventre
    • Editor (uncredited)
    • Short
    • 1988
  • Photo de famille (1988)
    Photo de famille
    • Editor (uncredited)
    • Short
    • 1988

Videos4

"Drinks and Dancing" from Potiche
Clip 2:16
"Drinks and Dancing" from Potiche
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:14
Official Trailer
Hideaway (Le refuge)
Trailer 1:45
Hideaway (Le refuge)
Ricky
Trailer 2:03
Ricky

Personal details

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    • News, pictures and interviews of the french director Francois Ozon
  • Alternative name
    • François Godard
  • Height
    • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
  • Born
    • November 15, 1967
    • Paris, France
  • Parents
      René Ozon
  • Publicity listings
    • 5 Interviews
    • 4 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    His favorite director is Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
  • Quotes
    I do films to be behind the camera, not in front of the camera. I'm sure I say very intimate things about myself in all my films, but it's better to say it not too directly, to be hidden behind a woman.

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